Display panel and display device

ABSTRACT

A display panel and a display device, the display panel includes a thin film transistor arranged in a display area of the display panel, the thin film transistor including an active layer; a metal layer; a plurality of force sensors disposed in the same layer as the active layer or the metal layer, each force sensor including a first bridge arm, a second bridge arm, a third bridge arm, and a fourth bridge arm connected end-to-end in sequence; a plurality of regulation resistors one-to-one corresponding to each force sensor, a first end of the regulation resistor being connected with a voltage regulation end, a second end of the regulation resistor being connected with a regulation bridge arm of the force sensor corresponding to the force sensor, the regulation bridge arm being any one of the first bridge arm, second bridge arm, third bridge arm and fourth bridge arm.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent ApplicationNo. 201710897366.7, filed on Sep. 28, 2017, the content of which isincorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the field of display technologies and,in particular, to a display panel and a display device.

BACKGROUND

In order to achieve a more diverse and flexible way of human-machineinteraction, in addition to detection of the touch location, the currenttouch display panel can also detect the magnitude of the force appliedon the panel. The detection of the magnitude of the force on the panelcan be achieved by a force sensor using the Wheatstone bridge principle.Ideally, the output of the force sensor is 0V, when a force is appliedon the panel, the panel deforms, and the resistance of the force sensorchanges, then the force sensor outputs a signal value related to thedeformation extent of the panel.

However, due to the problem of production process, or the status changesof the sensor itself or the display panel resulting from the heatgeneration during working, the force sensor will output a signal valueeven when the panel is not subjected to a force, thereby resulting inthe problem of abnormal force detection.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device,which can make improvements with respect to the problem of abnormalforce detection.

In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a display panel,including: a thin film transistor arranged in a display area of thedisplay panel, the thin film transistor comprising an active layer; ametal layer; a plurality of force sensors disposed in a same layer asone of the active layer and the metal layer, each of the plurality offorce sensors comprising a first bridge arm, a second bridge arm, athird bridge arm, and a fourth bridge arm connected end-to-end insequence; and a plurality of regulation resistors, each corresponding toa respective one of the plurality of force sensors, each of theplurality of regulation resistors comprises a first end connected to avoltage regulation end and a second end connected to a regulation bridgearm of the respective force sensor, wherein each regulation bridge armis any one of the first bridge arm, the second bridge arm, the thirdbridge arm, and the fourth bridge arm of the respective force sensor.

In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a display device,including: the above-described display panel and a control module. thecontrol module is configured to, during a zero-setting mode, adjust avoltage value Ua at the voltage regulation end within a preset range,and acquire an output voltage difference Uo between two output ends ofthe force sensor; when Uo reaches a preset condition, the zero-settingmode terminates, take Ua at this moment as a replacement voltage valueUc, and take Uc as the voltage value at the voltage regulation end.

As for the display panel and display device in the embodiment of thepresent disclosure, a regulation resistor corresponding to each forcesensor is provided. When the display panel is not subjected to a forcebut the four bridge arms of the force sensor are in an unbalance state,a voltage can be applied to the regulation bridge arm via the regulationresistor, so that the voltage at the first output end is equal or closeto the voltage at the second output end when the panel is not subjectedto a force. After the regulation by the regulation resistor, it can beconsidered that the bridge arms of the force sensor are in a balancestate, and then, the force detection result obtained will be moreaccurate when the force detection is conducted, thereby makingimprovements with respect to the problem of abnormal force detection.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate technical solutions in embodimentsof the present disclosure, the accompanying drawings used in theembodiments are briefly introduced as follows. Obviously, the drawingsdescribed as follows are merely a part of the embodiments of the presentdisclosure, and other drawings can also be acquired by those skilled inthe art without paying creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of a display panel in anembodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic diagram of a portion of the displaypanel in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic diagram of a portion of the display areaof the display panel in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional structural schematic view along line AA′ inFIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is another enlarged schematic view of a portion of the displaypanel in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a structural schematic diagram of another display panel in anembodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an equivalent circuit corresponding toFIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a first simulation result of a firstscheme in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a second simulation result of the firstscheme in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a first simulation result of a secondscheme in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a second simulation result of thesecond scheme in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 12 is another enlarged schematic view of a portion of the displaypanel in FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional structural schematic view of a portion ofan organic light-emitting display panel in an embodiment of the presentdisclosure; and

FIG. 14 is a structural schematic diagram of a display device in anembodiment of the present disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

In order to illustrate the purposes, technical solutions and advantagesof the present disclosure more clearly, the technical solutions of thepresent disclosure will be clearly and fully described with reference tothe accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure.Obviously, the described embodiments are merely exemplary embodiments ofthe present disclosure, but not all of the embodiments. All otherembodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creativeefforts according to the embodiments of the present disclosure arewithin the scope of the present disclosure.

The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are merelyfor the purpose of describing particular embodiments but not intended tolimit the present disclosure. Unless otherwise noted in the context, thesingular form expressions “a”, “an”, “the” and “said” used in theembodiments and appended claims of the present disclosure are alsointended to represent plural form expressions thereof.

As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of adisplay panel in an embodiment of the present disclosure. The presentdisclosure provides a display panel, including: a display area 1, anon-display area 2, and a plurality of force sensors 3 located in thedisplay area 1 or in the non-display area 2. The embodiment of thepresent disclosure will be described by an example that the forcesensors 3 are only disposed in the non-display area 2. As shown in FIG.2, FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion of the displaypanel in FIG. 1, each force sensor 3 includes a first bridge arm R1, asecond bridge arm R2, a third bridge arm R3 and a fourth bridge arm R4connected end-to-end in sequence; as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, FIG. 3is an enlarged schematic diagram of a portion of the display area of thedisplay panel in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional structuralschematic view along line AA′ in FIG. 3. The display panel includes athin film transistor 4 located in the display area 1, and the thin filmtransistor 4 includes a source electrode 41, a drain electrode 42, anactive layer 43 and a gate electrode 44. The display panel furtherincludes a metal layer, the metal layer may be a layer desired by anymetal structure, such as a source-drain electrode metal layer or a gateelectrode metal layer, wherein the source-drain electrode metal layer isa layer where the source electrode 41 and the drain electrode 42 arelocated, and the gate electrode metal layer is a layer where the gateelectrode 44 is located; the force sensor 3 is disposed in the samelayer as the active layer 43 or the above-described metal layer, i.e.,the force sensor 3 may be made of a semiconductor material or a metalmaterial, if the force sensor 3 is made of a semiconductor material, theforce sensor 3 is disposed in the same layer as the active layer 43 soas to form the force sensor 3 at the same time when manufacturing theactive layer 43, if the force sensor 3 is made of a metal material, theforce sensor 3 is disposed in the same layer as other metal layers so asto form the force sensor 3 at the same time when manufacturing the othermetal layers. As shown in FIG. 2, there is a regulation resistor Racorresponding to each force sensor 3, a first end of the regulationresistor Ra is connected with a voltage regulation end Ua, and a secondof the regulation resistor Ra is connected with a regulation bridge armof the corresponding force sensor 3, and the regulation bridge arm isany one of the first bridge arm R1, the second bridge arm R2, the thirdbridge arm R3 and the fourth bridge arm R4, in the following contents,the present disclosure will be described by an example that only thefirst bridge arm R1 is the regulation bridge arm.

As shown in FIG. 2, in each force sensor, a first input end IN1 isdisposed at a connection between the first bridge arm R1 and the fourthbridge arm R4, and a second input end IN2 is disposed at a connectionbetween the second bridge arm R2 and the third bridge arm R3, a firstoutput end OUT1 is disposed at a connection between the bridge arm R1and the second bridge arm R2, and a second output end OUT2 is disposedat a connection between the third bridge arm R3 and the fourth bridgearm R4. If the regulation bridge arm Ra is not provided, in an idealcase, when the display panel is not deformed, the resistance ratio ofthe first bridge arm R1 to the second bridge arm R2 is equal to theresistance ratio of the fourth bridge arm R4 to the third bridge arm R3,the bridge reaches a balance state, the voltage value at the firstoutput end OUT1 is equal to a voltage value at the second output endOUT2; when the display panel is deformed, all the above-described fourbridges arm will be deformed, resulting in resistance change of eachbridge arm, so that the balance state of the bridge is interrupted, thatis, the resistance ratio of the first bridge arm R1 to the second bridgearm R2 is not equal to the resistance ratio of the fourth bridge arm R4to the third bridge arm R3, and the voltage value at the first outputend OUT1 is not equal to a voltage value at the second output end OUT2,the difference between the voltage value at the first output end OUT1and the voltage value at the second output end OUT2 corresponds to theforce value applied on the display panel, during the force detectionprocess, the corresponding force value can be obtained by obtaining thedifference between the voltage value at the first output end OUT1 andthe voltage value at the second output end OUT2. However, the forcedetection process of the above-described display panel is only a methodin an ideal state, as for an actual display panel, due to the problemduring the production process, or the status changes of the sensoritself or the display panel resulting from the heat generation duringworking, the force sensor will output a signal value even when the panelis not subjected to a force, that is, when the display panel is notsubjected to a force, the above-described bridge has already been in anunbalance state, i.e., the resistance ratio of the first bridge arm R1to the second bridge arm R2 is not equal to the resistance ratio of thefourth bridge arm R4 to the third bridge arm R3, and the force detectionin such a state will result in an inaccurate detection result, whichleads to the problem of abnormal force detection

Therefore, in order to solve this problem, the present disclosureprovides a regulation resistor Ra corresponding to each force sensor 3.When the display panel is not subjected to a force but the four bridgearms of the force sensor are in an unbalance state, a voltage can beapplied to the regulation bridge arm via the regulation resistor Ra, anda compensation can be made by regulating the voltage applied on theregulation bridge arm, so that the voltage at the first output end OUT1is equal or close to the voltage at the second output end OUT2 when thepanel is not subjected to a force. After the regulation by theregulation resistor Ra, it can be considered that the bridge arms of theforce sensor 3 are in a balance state, and then, the force detectionresult obtained will be more accurate when the force detection isconducted.

As for the display panel in the embodiment of the present disclosure, aregulation resistor is correspondingly provided for each force sensor.When the display panel is not subjected to a force but the four bridgearms of the force sensor are in an unbalance state, a voltage can beapplied to the regulation bridge arm via the regulation resistor, sothat the voltage at the first output end is equal or close to thevoltage at the second output end when the panel is not subjected to aforce. After regulation by the regulation resistor, it can be consideredthat the bridge arms of the force sensor are in a balance state, andthen, the force detection result obtained will be more accurate when theforce detection is conducted, thereby making improvements with respectto the problem of abnormal force detection.

It should be noted that, there are two setting schemes for theregulation resistor Ra, which are called a first setting scheme and asecond setting scheme. In the first setting scheme, the regulationresistor Ra is involved in the strain of the corresponding force sensor3; and in the second setting scheme, the regulation resistor Ra is notinvolved in the strain of the corresponding force sensor 3. The specificimplementation of the first setting scheme and the second setting schemewill be described in detail below.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is another enlarged schematicview of a portion of the display panel in FIG. 1, in the first settingscheme, the regulation resistor Ra and the corresponding force sensor 3are located in a rectangular area; the length of each edge of therectangular area is less than 300 μm; the regulation resistor Ra has thesame strain sensitivity as the regulation arm of the corresponding forcesensor 3, and the strain sensitivity means, under a certain force, aratio of the change rate of the resistance of the bridge arm to thestrain (in the strain axis direction) of the surface of the membercausing this resistance change.

Normally, the size of force sensor 3 is within the range of 300 μm, inorder to make full utilization of the space of the display panel and tomake the regulation resistor Ra be as close as possible to thecorresponding force sensor 3, the regulation resistor Ra can be disposednearby the regulation bridge arm of the force sensor 3. In the firstsetting scheme, since the regulation resistor Ra is very close to thecorresponding force sensor 3, and they have the same strain sensitivity,therefore, when the display panel is subjected to a force, theregulation resistor Ra and the corresponding regulation bridge arm ofthe force sensor 3 have the same strain, so the force detection processwith respect to the force sensor 3 will not be adversely affected byproviding the regulation resistor Ra.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 6 is a structural schematic diagramof another display panel in an embodiment of the present disclosure; inthe second setting scheme, the distance between the regulation resistorRa and the corresponding force sensor 3 is greater than or equal to 6cm; or, the ratio of the strain sensitivity of the regulation resistorRa to the strain sensitivity of the regulation bridge arm of thecorresponding force sensor 3 is less than 5%.

In one aspect, as shown in FIG. 6, when the distance between theregulation resistor Ra and the corresponding force sensor 3 is greaterthan or equal to 6 cm, it can be considered that the regulation resistorRa is not involved in the strain of the corresponding force sensor 3,for example, a plurality of force sensors 3 is respectively disposed inthe non-display area 2 at the left and right sides of the display area1, a plurality of regulation resistors Ra is respectively disposed inthe non-display area 2 at the upper and lower sides of the display area1. As for the force sensor 3 close to the upper side of the displaypanel, its corresponding regulation resistor Ra is disposed at the lowerside of the display panel; and as for the force sensor 3 close to thelower side of the display panel, its corresponding the regulationresistor Ra is disposed at the lower side of the display panel. In thisway, it can be achieved that the regulation resistor Ra is arranged farfrom the corresponding force sensor 3. It should be understood that, thesetting scheme of the regulation resistor Ra and the force sensor 3 inFIG. 6 is only an example, and the specific setting scheme of the two isnot limited by the present disclosure, as long as it is ensured that thedistance between the regulation resistor Ra and the corresponding forcesensor 3 is greater than or equal to 6 cm. In another aspect, it is alsopossible to set the ratio of the strain sensitivity of the regulationresistor Ra to the strain sensitivity of the regulation bridge arm ofthe corresponding force sensor 3 to be less than 5%, in this case, it isnot necessary to set the distance between the regulation resistor Ra andthe corresponding force sensor 3 to be greater than or equal to 6 cm,since the strain generated by the regulation resistor Ra has a smallimpact (which can be ignored) on the force sensor 3 under the sameforce, therefore, wherever the regulation resistor Ra is disposed, itcan be considered that the regulation resistor Ra is not involved in thestrain of the corresponding sensor 3.

In the following, the regulation principle of the force sensorcorresponding to the first setting scheme and the second setting schemewill be described through specific examples.

As shown in FIG. 7, FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an equivalentcircuit corresponding to FIG. 2. When the regulation resistor Ra isconnected with the first bridge arm, it is regarded that the firstbridge arm is formed by a first sub-resistor R11 and a secondsub-resistor R12, and the first sub-resistor R11 and the secondsub-resistor R12 are connected in series between the first input end IN1and the first output end OUT1, the connection between the firstsub-resistor R11 and the second sub-resistor R12 is a first node UA, andthe regulation resistor Ra is connected between a voltage regulation endUa and the first node UA. Ideally, when four bridge arms of the forcesensor are in a balance state, the four bridge arms have the sameresistance, if the force sensor is in an abnormal unbalance state, theresistance of at least one of the four bridge arms is different from theresistances of the other bridge arms. It is assumed that the resistanceof the first bridge arm is different from the resistances of the otherbridge arms, the per-unit value of each variable will be calculated asfollows, for example, assuming that Ra=R11=1, R12=2, R2=R3=R4=m, m≠3,wherein R11 is the resistance of the first sub-resistor R11, R12 is theresistance of the second sub-resistor R12, R2 is the resistance of thesecond bridge arm R2, R3 is the resistance of the third bridge arm R3,R4 is the resistance of the fourth bridge arm R4, in addition, under thesame force, the first bridge arm R1 and the third bridge arm R3 have afirst resistance change coefficient ε1, a resistance change coefficientis defined as

$\frac{{\Delta\; R} + R^{\prime}}{R^{\prime}},$wherein ΔR is the resistance change of the bridge arm, R′ is theresistance of the bridge arm when the bridge arm is not subjected to aforce, the second bridge arm R2 and the fourth bridge arm R4 have asecond resistance change coefficient ε2.

As for the first setting scheme, according to Kirchhoff's first law,when the force sensor 3 is not subjected to a force, the sum of thecurrents flowing into the first node UA is equal to the sum of thecurrents flowing out of the first node UA. Equation 1 can be obtained asfollows:

${{\frac{{{Uin}\; 1} - {UA}}{1} + \frac{{Ua} - {UA}}{1}} = \frac{{UA} - {{Uout}\; 1}}{2}},$Uin1 is the voltage value at the first input end IN1, UA is the voltagevalue at the first node UA, Ua is the voltage value at the voltageregulation end Ua, Uout1 is the voltage value at the first output endOUT1. It is assumed that the voltage value at the second input end IN2is 0, on the basis of that the sum of the currents flowing into thefirst node UA is equal to the sum of the currents flowing out of thefirst node UA, Equation 2 can also be obtained:

${{\frac{{{Uin}\; 1} - {UA}}{1} + \frac{{Ua} - {UA}}{1}} = \frac{{UA} - 0}{2 + m}},$it is assumed that the voltage value at the first output end OUT1 isequal to the voltage value at the second output end OUT2, that is, it isassumed that the force sensor is in a balance state, in this case, thereis Equation 3: Uin1=2Uout1, combining Equations 1, 2 and 3, and it isobtained that:

${{Ua} = {\frac{3 + {2m}}{2m} \times {Uin}\; 1}},$since both m and Uin1 are constants, therefore Ua is also a constant,that is, when the force sensor is in an abnormal unbalance state, theforce sensor can be brought into a balance state by setting the voltagevalue at the voltage regulation end Ua to be a constant. Since theresistance change coefficient

${ɛ = \frac{{\Delta\; R} + R^{\prime}}{R^{\prime}}},$i.e., ΔR+R=εR′, wherein ΔR is the resistance change of the bridge arm,R′ is the resistance of the bridge arm when the bridge arm is notsubjected to a force, ΔR+R′ is the resistance of the bridge arm when thebridge arm is not subjected to a force, U′ is the voltage value assignedto ΔR+R′ when subjected to a force, then

$\frac{U^{\prime}}{{\Delta\; R} + R^{\prime}} = {\frac{U^{\prime}}{R^{\prime}ɛ}.}$When the force sensor 3 is subjected to a force, on the basis of thatthe sum of the currents flowing into the first node UA is equal to thesum of the currents flowing out of the first node UA, Equation 4 can beobtained:

${{\frac{{{Uin}\; 1} - {UA}^{\prime}}{ɛ1} + \frac{{Ua} - {UA}^{\prime}}{ɛ\; 1}} = \frac{{UA}^{\prime} - {{Uout}\; 1^{\prime}}}{2 \times ɛ\; 1}},$UA′ is the voltage value at the first node UA, Uout1′ is the voltagevalue at the first output end OUT1, on the basis of that the sum of thecurrents flowing into the first node UA is equal to the sum of thecurrents flowing out of the first node UA, Equation 5 can also beobtained:

${{\frac{{{Uin}\; 1} - {UA}^{\prime}}{ɛ1} + \frac{{Ua} - {UA}^{\prime}}{ɛ\; 1}} = \frac{{UA}^{\prime} - 0}{{2 \times {ɛ1}} + {m \times {ɛ2}}}},$it is assumed that the voltage value at the first output end OUT1 isequal to L1 multiplied by the voltage value at the first input end IN1,i.e., in this case, there is Equation 6: Uout1′=L1×Uin1, combining theEquations 4, 5 and 6, it is obtained that:

${{L\; 1} = \frac{{( {3 + {7m}} ) \times {ɛ2}} + {10 \times ɛ\; 1}}{{5 \times ɛ\; 1} + {2m \times ɛ\; 2}}},$on the basis of that the sum of the currents flowing into the first nodeUA is equal to the sum of the currents flowing out of the first node UA,Equation 7 can be obtained:

${\frac{{Uout}\mspace{11mu} 2^{\prime}}{m \times ɛ\; 1} = \frac{Uin}{{m\; \times ɛ\; 1} + {m \times ɛ\; 2}}},$i.e.,

${{{Uout}\mspace{11mu} 2^{\prime}} = {{\frac{ɛ\; 1}{{ɛ1} + {ɛ2}} \times {Uin}} = {L\; 2 \times {Uin}}}},$Uout2′ is the voltage value at the second output end OUT2,U′=Uout1′−Uout2′=(L1−L2)×Uin, U′ is the voltage value difference betweenthe voltage value at the first output end OUT1 and the voltage value atthe second output end OUT2, which is used to determine the force valueduring the force detection process.

As for the second setting scheme, when the force sensor 3 is notsubjected to a force, the calculation process and result is the same asthe first setting scheme, it can obtained that:

${Ua} = {\frac{3 + {2m}}{2m} \times {Uin}\; 1.}$When the force sensor 3 is subjected to a force, on the basis of thatthe sum of the currents flowing into the first node UA is equal to thesum of the currents flowing out of the first node UA, Equation 8 can beobtained:

${{\frac{{{Uin}\; 1} - {UA}^{\prime}}{ɛ\; 1} + \frac{{Ua} - {UA}^{\prime}}{1}} = \frac{{UA}^{\prime} - {{Uout}\; 1^{\prime}}}{2 \times ɛ\; 1}},$and on the basis of that the sum of the currents flowing into the firstnode UA is equal to the sum of the currents flowing out of the firstnode UA, Equation 9 can also be obtained:

${{\frac{{{Uin}\; 1} - {UA}^{\prime}}{ɛ\; 1} + \frac{{Ua} - {UA}^{\prime}}{1}} = \frac{{UA}^{\prime} - 0}{{2 \times ɛ\; 1} + {m \times ɛ\; 2}}},$in addition, there is Equation 10: U′=Uout1′−Uout2′=L×Uin, U′ is thevoltage value difference between the voltage value at the first outputend OUT1 and the voltage value at the second output end OUT2, which isused to determine the force value during the force detection process,when combing the equations 8, 9 and 10, it can be obtained that:

$U^{\prime} = {{L \times {Uin}} = {\lbrack {\frac{1}{1 + {ɛ1}} + {( \frac{3 - {2ɛ\; 1}}{1 + {ɛ\; 1}} ) \times ( \frac{3 + {2m}}{2m} )} - \frac{ɛ1}{{ɛ1} + {ɛ2}}} \rbrack \times {{Uin}.}}}$

As for the first setting scheme and the second setting scheme,respectively according to the above per-unit, the relationship betweenU′ and the strain of each bridge arm is simulated under the principle ofa single variable, as shown in FIGS. 8-11, FIG. 8 is a schematic diagramof a first simulation result of a first setting scheme in an embodimentof the present disclosure, FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a secondsimulation result of the first setting scheme in an embodiment of thepresent disclosure, FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a first simulationresult of the second setting scheme in an embodiment of the presentdisclosure, and FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a second simulationresult of a second setting scheme in an embodiment of the presentdisclosure. As shown in FIG. 8, assuming ε2=1, and in the diagram thecorresponding relationship between ε1 and U1′ is simulated in theprocess when ε1 changes from 1.5 to 3, U1′ is the voltage valuedifference between the voltage value at the first output end OUT1 andthe voltage value at the second output end OUT2. As shown in FIG. 9,assuming ε1=1, and in the diagram the corresponding relationship betweenε2 and U2′ is simulated in the process when ε2 changes from 1.5 to 3,U2′ is the voltage value difference between the voltage value at thefirst output end OUT1 and the voltage value at the second output endOUT2. As shown in FIG. 10, assuming ε2=1, and in the diagram thecorresponding relationship between ε1 and U1′ is simulated in theprocess when ε1 changes from 1.5 to 3, U1′ is the voltage valuedifference between the voltage value at the first output end OUT1 andthe voltage value at the second output end OUT2. As shown in FIG. 11,assuming ε1=1, and in the diagram the corresponding relationship betweenε2 and U2′ is simulated in the process when ε2 changes from 1.5 to 3,U2′ is the voltage value difference between the voltage value at thefirst output end OUT1 and the voltage value at the second output endOUT2. The following equation can be approximately obtained from thecurve in FIG. 8: U1′=−2×ε1+z1, wherein z1 is a constant; the followingequation can be approximately obtained from the curve in FIG. 9:U2′=2×ε2+z2, wherein z2 is a constant; the following equation can beapproximately obtained from the curve in FIG. 10: U1′=−0.5×ε1+z3,wherein z3 is a constant; the following equation can be approximatelyobtained from the curve in FIG. 11: U2′=0.16×ε2+z4 wherein z4 is aconstant. Since U1′ and U2′ in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are respectively theoutput values of the force sensor when one of ε1 and ε2 is taken as avariable, and ε1 and ε2 will change at the same time when the displaypanel is actually subjected to a force, therefore, by combining theequations corresponding to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, it can be obtained:UA′=U1′+U2′=−2×ε1+z1+2×ε2+z2, UA′ is the voltage value differencebetween the voltage value at the first output end OUT1 and the voltagevalue at the second output end OUT2 when ε1 and ε2 simultaneously changein the first setting scheme. Similarly, by combining the equationscorresponding to FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, it can be obtained:UB′=U1′+U2′=−0.5×ε1+z3+0.16×ε2+z4, UB′ is the voltage value differencebetween the voltage value at the first output end OUT1 and the voltagevalue at the second output end OUT2 when ε1 and ε2 simultaneously changein the second setting scheme. Since ε1 and ε2 represent the resistancechange coefficients of different bridge arms under the same force, it isassumed that the first bridge arm R1 and the third bridge arm R3 have afirst strain sensitivity A, the second bridge arm R2 and the fourthbridge arm R4 have a second strain sensitivity B, meanwhile according tothe equations corresponding to UA′ and UB′, the following two equationscan be approximately obtained: Equation One: UA′=−2×A×X+z1+2×B×X+z2Equation Two: UB′=−0.5×A×X+z3+0.16×B×X+z4, wherein the variable Xrepresents the force value applied on the force sensor, the larger thecoefficient of the variable X, the greater the voltage value differencebetween the voltage value at the first output end OUT1 and the voltagevalue at the second output end OUT2 under the same force, i.e., thehigher the sensitivity of the force sensor. Therefore, comparing thecoefficient of the variable X in Equation One with that in Equation Two,the coefficient of the variable X in Equation One is: M=−2A+2B, thecoefficient of the variable X in Equation Two is: N=−0.5A+0.16B, if|M|>|N|, it indicates that the corresponding setting of A and B is moreapplicable for the first setting scheme, if |M|<|N|, it indicates thatthe corresponding setting of A and B is more applicable for the secondsetting scheme, and if |M|=|N|, then it indicates that the correspondingsetting of A and B is equally applicable for the first setting schemeand the second setting scheme.

The following is a calculation process of the relation between A and Bwhen |M|>|N|:

If M>0 and N>0, then

${Formula}\mspace{14mu}\{ \begin{matrix}{M > N} \\{M > 0} \\{N > 0}\end{matrix}\Rightarrow\{ \begin{matrix}{{{{- 2}A} + {2B}} > {{{- 0.5}A} + {0.16B}}} \\{{{{- 2}A} + {2B}} > 0} \\{{{{- 0.5}A} + {0.16B}} > 0}\end{matrix}\Rightarrow\{ {\begin{matrix}{B > {0.815A}} \\{B > A} \\{B > {3.125A}}\end{matrix},}   $

If A>0 and B>0, then it is further required that B>3.125A to meetFormula

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If A>0 and B<0, then it does not meet Formula

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If A<0 and B>0, then it meets Formula

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If A<0 and B<0, then it is further required that B>0.815A to meetFormula

;

If M>0 and N<0, then

${Formula}\mspace{14mu}\{ \begin{matrix}{M > {- N}} \\{M > 0} \\{N < 0}\end{matrix}\Rightarrow\{ \begin{matrix}{{{{- 2}A} + {2B}} > {{{- 0.5}A} + {0.16B}}} \\{{{{- 2}A} + {2B}} > 0} \\{{{{- 0.5}A} + {0.16B}} < 0}\end{matrix}\Rightarrow\{ {\begin{matrix}{B > {1.157A}} \\{B > A} \\{B < {3.125A}}\end{matrix},}   $

If A>0 and B>0, then it is further required that 3.125A>B>1.157A to meetFormula

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If A>0 and B<0, then it does not meet Formula

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If A<0 and B>0, then it does not meet Formula

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If A<0 and B<0, then it does not meet Formula

;

If M<0 and N>0, then

${Formula}\mspace{14mu}\{ \begin{matrix}{{- M} > {- N}} \\{M < 0} \\{N > 0}\end{matrix}\Rightarrow\{ \begin{matrix}{{{2A} - {2B}} > {{{- 0.5}A} + {0.16B}}} \\{{{{- 2}A} + {2B}} < 0} \\{{{{- 0.5}A} + {0.16B}} > 0}\end{matrix}\Rightarrow\{ {\begin{matrix}{B < {1.157A}} \\{B < A} \\{B > {3.125A}}\end{matrix},}   $

If A>0 and B>0, then it does not meet Formula

,

If A>0 and B<0, then it does not meet Formula

,

If A<0 and B>0, then it does not meet Formula

,

If A<0 and B<0, then it is further required that 1.157A>B>3.125A to meetFormula

;

If M<0 and N<0, then

${Formula}\mspace{14mu}\{ \begin{matrix}{{- M} > {- N}} \\{M < 0} \\{N < 0}\end{matrix}\Rightarrow\{ \begin{matrix}{{{2A} - {2B}} > {{0.5A} - {0.16B}}} \\{{{{- 2}A} + {2B}} < 0} \\{{{{- 0.5}A} + {0.16B}} < 0}\end{matrix}\Rightarrow\{ {\begin{matrix}{B < {0.815A}} \\{B < A} \\{B < {3.125A}}\end{matrix},}   $

If A>0 and B>0, then it is further required that B<0.815A to meetFormula

,

If A>0 and B<0, then it meets Formula

,

If A<0 and B>0, then it does not meet Formula

,

If A<0 and B<0, then it is further required that B<3.125A to meetFormula

.

The following is a calculation process of the relation between A and Bwhen |M|<|N|:

If M>0 and N>0, then

${Formula}\mspace{14mu}\{ \begin{matrix}{M < N} \\{M > 0} \\{N > 0}\end{matrix}\Rightarrow\{ \begin{matrix}{{{{- 2}A} + {2B}} < {{{- 0.5}A} + {0.16B}}} \\{{{{- 2}A} + {2B}} > 0} \\{{{{- 0.5}A} + {0.16B}} > 0}\end{matrix}\Rightarrow\{ {\begin{matrix}{B < {0.815A}} \\{B > A} \\{B > {3.125A}}\end{matrix},}   $

If A>0 and B>0, then it does not meet Formula

,

If A>0 and B<0, then it does not meet Formula

,

If A<0 and B>0, then it does not meet Formula

,

If A<0 and B<0, then it is further required that 0.815A>B>A to meetFormula

;

If M>0 and N<0, then

${Formula}\mspace{14mu}\{ \begin{matrix}{M < {- N}} \\{M > 0} \\{N < 0}\end{matrix}\Rightarrow\{ \begin{matrix}{{{{- 2}A} + {2B}} < {{0.5A} - {0.16B}}} \\{{{{- 2}A} + {2B}} > 0} \\{{{{- 0.5}A} + {0.16B}} < 0}\end{matrix}\Rightarrow\{ {\begin{matrix}{B < {1.157A}} \\{B > A} \\{B < {3.125A}}\end{matrix},}   $

If A>0 and B>0, then it is further required that 1.157A>B>A to meetFormula

,

If A>0 and B<0, then it does not meet Formula

,

If A<0 and B>0, then it does not meet Formula

,

If A<0 and B<0, then it does not meet Formula

;

If M<0 and N>0, then

${Formula}\mspace{14mu}\{ \begin{matrix}{{- M} < N} \\{M < 0} \\{N > 0}\end{matrix}\Rightarrow\{ \begin{matrix}{{{2A} - {2B}} < {{{- 0.5}A} + {0.16B}}} \\{{{{- 2}A} + {2B}} < 0} \\{{{{- 0.5}A} + {0.16B}} > 0}\end{matrix}\Rightarrow\{ {\begin{matrix}{B > {1.157A}} \\{B < A} \\{B > {3.125A}}\end{matrix},}   $

If A>0 and B>0, then it does not meet Formula

,

If A>0 and B<0, then it does not meet Formula

,

If A<0 and B>0, then it does not meet Formula

,

If A<0 and B<0, then it is further required that A>B>1.157A to meetFormula

;

If M<0 and N<0, then

${Formula}\mspace{14mu}\{ \begin{matrix}{{- M} > {- N}} \\{M < 0} \\{N < 0}\end{matrix}\Rightarrow\{ \begin{matrix}{{{2A} - {2B}} < {{0.5A} - {0.16B}}} \\{{{{- 2}A} + {2B}} < 0} \\{{{{- 0.5}A} + {0.16B}} < 0}\end{matrix}\Rightarrow\{ {\begin{matrix}{B > {0.815A}} \\{B < A} \\{B < {3.125A}}\end{matrix},}   $

If A>0 and B>0, then it is further required that A>B>0.815A to meetFormula

,

If A>0 and B<0, then it does not meet Formula

,

If A<0 and B>0, then it does not meet Formula

,

If A<0 and B<0, then it does not meet Formula

.

In summary, the setting manner of A and B corresponding to the case|M|>|N| is that:

one of A and B is a negative number while the other one is a positivenumber, or, the following condition is satisfied when both A and B arenegative numbers or both A and B positive numbers:

when A>0, and B>0, then B>3.125A, or 3.125A>B>1.157A, or B<0.815A;

when A<0 and B<0, then B>0.815A, or 1.157A>B>3.125A, or B<3.125A.

The setting manner of A and B corresponding to the case |M|<|N| is that:

both A and B are negative numbers or both A and B positive numbers, andthe following condition is satisfied:

when A>0 and B>0, then 1.157A>B>A, or A>B>0.815A;

when A<0 and B<0, then 0.815A>B>A, or A>B>1.157A.

Since the above values are calculated in a specific example, in otherembodiments, in the calculation process of Formulas {circle around (1)}to Formula {circle around (8)}, the coefficients of A and B may bedifferent from those of the above calculation process, thereby leadingto that, in the result that represents the relationship between A and Bin each Formula, the coefficient of A is different from that of theabove calculation process, in the result, the relation between B andm_(i)A is taken as a standard, m_(i) is the coefficient of A, butwhatever the coefficients of A and B, a conclusion having a certain rulecan be achieved via Formulas {circle around (1)} to Formula {circlearound (8)}, 3.125 is replaced by a constant m₁ greater than 0, 1.157 isreplaced by a constant m₂ greater than 0, 1 is replaced by a constant m₃greater than 0, and 0.815 is replaced by a constant m₄ greater than 0,then m₁>m₂>m₃>m₄, i.e., whatever the value of the coefficient A and B,the following conclusion can be achieved by calculation of the aboveFormula {circle around (1)} to Formula {circle around (8)}:

the setting manner of A and B corresponding to the case |M|>|N| is that:

one of A and B is a negative number while the other one is a positivenumber, or, the following condition is satisfied when both A and B arenegative numbers or both A and B positive numbers:

when A>0 and B>0, then B>m₁A, or m₁A>B>m₂A, or B<m₄A;

when A<0 and B<0, then B>m₄A, or m₂A>B>m₁A, or B<m₁A.

The setting manner of A and B corresponding to the case |M|<|N| is that:

both A and B are negative numbers or both A and B positive numbers, andthe following condition is satisfied:

when A>0 and B>0, then m₂A>B>m₃A, or m₃A>B>m₄A;

when A<0 and B<0, then m₄A>B>m₃A, or m₃A>B>m₂A.

Optionally, in the first setting scheme, the first bridge arm R1 and thethird bridge arm R3 have the first strain sensitivity A, the secondbridge arm R2 and the fourth bridge arm R4 have the second strainsensitivity B; one of A and B is a negative number while the other oneis a positive number, or, the following condition is satisfied when bothA and B are negative numbers or both A and B positive numbers: when A>0and B>0, then B>m₁A, or m₁A>B>m₂A, or B<m₄A; when A<0 and B<0, thenB>m₄A, or m₂A>B>m₁A, or B<m₁A, m₁>m₂>m₄>0.

By using this setting manner of A and B in the first setting scheme, thesensitivity of the force sensor is higher.

Optionally, in the first setting scheme, the regulation resistor Ra andthe corresponding force sensor 3 are located in the same layer; theregulation resistor Ra and the corresponding sensor 3 are made of thesame material; the regulation resistor Ra and the regulation bridge armof the corresponding force sensor 3 have the same ion doping type andconcentration.

In the first setting scheme, the closer the regulation resistor Ra is tothe corresponding force sensor 3, the easier it is for the regulationresistor Ra and the regulation bridge arm to generate the same strainunder the same force.

Optionally, in the second setting scheme, the first bridge arm R1, thesecond bridge arm R2, the third bridge arm R3 and the fourth bridge armR4 have the same strain sensitivity.

According to Equation One, if A is equal to B, the coefficient of X is0, i.e., the force sensor will not have an output signal, but accordingto Equation Two, even if A=B, the coefficient of X is not 0, so it isapplicable for the second setting scheme when the first bridge arm R1,the second bridge arm R2, the third bridge arm R3 and the fourth bridgearm R4 have the same strain sensitivity.

Optionally, in the second setting scheme, the first bridge arm R1 andthe third bridge arm R3 have the first strain sensitivity A, the secondbridge arm R2 and the fourth bridge arm R4 have the second strainsensitivity B; both A and B are negative numbers or both A and Bpositive numbers, and the following condition is satisfied: when A>0 andB>0, then m₂A>B>m₃A, or m₃A>B>m₄A; when A<0 and B<0, then m₄A>B>m₃A, orm₃A>B>m₂A, m₂>m₃>m₄>0.

By using this setting manner of A and B in the second setting scheme,the sensitivity of the force sensor is higher.

Optionally, in the second setting scheme, the regulation resistor Ra ismade of a semiconductor material which is not ion-doped, and the forcesensor 3 is made of a semiconductor material which is ion-doped.

If the force sensor 3 is made of a semiconductor material, since thesemiconductor material which is not ion-doped has very small strainsensitivity, and the semiconductor material which is ion-doped has highstain sensitivity, therefore it is possible, by such a setting manner,to make a large difference between the strain sensitivity of theregulation resistor Ra and the strain sensitivity of the regulationbridge arm of the force sensor 3, without considering the distancebetween the regulation resistor Ra and the force sensor 3.

Optionally, in the second setting scheme, the distance between theregulation resistor Ra and the corresponding force sensor 3 is greaterthan or equal to 6 cm, the regulation resistor Ra and the force sensor 3are made of a metal material.

If the force sensor 3 is made of a metal material, since metal hasrelatively larger strain sensitivity, if the regulation resistor Ra isalso made of a metal material, it is required to set a larger distancebetween the regulation resistor Ra and the corresponding force sensor 3,so that the regulation resistor Ra is not involved in the strain of thecorresponding force sensor 3.

Optionally, in the second setting scheme, the regulation resistor Ra ismade of a semiconductor material which is not ion-doped, and the forcesensor 3 is made of a metal material.

If the force sensor 3 is made of a metal material, since metal hasrelatively greater strain sensitivity, and the semiconductor materialwhich is not ion-doped has very small stain sensitivity, therefore it ispossible, by such a setting manner, to make a large difference betweenthe strain sensitivity of the regulation resistor Ra and the strainsensitivity of the regulation bridge arm of the force sensor 3, withoutconsidering the distance between the regulation resistor Ra and theforce sensor 3.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 2, the force sensor is a Wheatstone bridgeforce sensor, and the Wheatstone bridge force sensor includes a firstinput end IN1, a second input end IN2, a first output end OUT1, and asecond output end OUT2; wherein a first resistor R1 is connected inseries between the first input end IN1 and the first output end OUT1, asecond resistor R2 is connected in series between the first output endOUT1 and the second input end IN2, a third resistor R3 is connected inseries between the second input end IN2 and the second output end OUT2,a fourth resistor R4 is connected in series between the second outputend OUT2 and the first input end IN1; the first resistor R1, the secondresistor R2, the third resistor R3 and the fourth resistor R4 arerespectively the first bridge arm R1, the second bridge arm R2, thethird bridge arm R3 and the fourth bridge arm R4.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 5, the force sensor 3 is a siliconpiezoresistive force sensor.

The silicon piezoresistive force sensor may be formed as a quadrilateralstructure, and the four edges are respectively connected with the firstinput end IN1, the second input end IN2, the first output end OUT1 andthe second output end OUT2; wherein the first input end IN1 and thesecond input end IN2 are respectively connected with two opposite edges,the first output end OUT1 and the second output end OUT2 arerespectively connected with the other two opposite sides. It should benoted that, whether it is the force sensor structure shown in FIG. 2 orthe force sensor structure shown in FIG. 5, the force sensor can beequivalent to a bridge including a first bridge arm R1, a second bridgearm R2, a third bridge arm R3 and a fourth bridge arm R4 connectedend-to-end in sequence. The connection between the first bridge arm andthe fourth bridge arm is the first input end IN1, the connection betweenthe second bridge arm and the third bridge arm is the second input endIN2, the connection between the first bridge arm and second bridge armis the first output end OUT1, the connection between the third bridgearm and the fourth bridge arm is the second output end OUT2. When thedisplay panel is not deformed, the ratio of the resistance of the firstbridge arm to the resistance of the second bridge arm is equal to theratio of the resistance of the fourth bridge arm to the resistance ofthe third bridge arm, the bridge reaches a balance state, the voltagevalue at the first output end OUT1 is equal to the voltage value at thesecond output end OUT2; when the display panel is deformed, all theabove four bridge arms will be deformed, resulting in changes of theresistance value of each bridge arm, so that the bridge is out of thebalance state, i.e., the ratio of the resistance of the first bridge armto the resistance of the second bridge arm is not equal to the ratio ofthe resistance of the fourth bridge arm to the resistance of the thirdbridge arm, the voltage value at the first output end OUT1 is not equalto the voltage value at the second output end OUT2, the differencebetween the voltage value at the first output end OUT1 and the voltagevalue at the second output end OUT2 corresponds to the force valueapplied on the display panel, during the force detection process, thecorresponding force value can be achieved by obtaining the voltage valueat the first output end OUT1 and the voltage value at the second outputend OUT2.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 5, a second end of the regulation resistorRa is connected with an edge of the corresponding silicon piezoresistiveforce sensor 3.

If the regulation resistor Ra is connected in the middle of the forcesensor 3, the regulation voltage transmitted to the force sensor 3 viathe regulation resistor Ra will affect each bridge arm and thus itscompensation effect will be weak, however, if the regulation resistor Rais connected with the edge of the force sensor 3, the influence of theregulation voltage generated by the connection between the regulationresistor Ra and the force sensor 3 on the corresponding regulationbridge arm can be maximized and thus the compensation effect becomesmore remarkable.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 12, FIG. 12 is another enlarged schematicview of a portion of the display panel in FIG. 1. The display panelfurther includes: a sensor wiring 5 connected with the siliconpiezoresistive force sensor 3; a regulation resistor wiring 6 connectedwith the first end of the regulation resistor Ra; wherein the sensorwiring 5 and the regulation resistor wiring 6 are disposed in differentlayers.

The sensor wiring 5 is used to connect the input end of the force sensor3 with a bias voltage input circuit so as to input the bias voltage. Thesensor wiring 5 is further used to connect the output end of the forcesensor 3 with the chip so as to detect the force. The regulationresistor wiring 6 is used to connect one end of the regulation resistorwith the chip so as to input the regulation voltage. In order that thesensor wiring 5 does not interfere with the regulation resistor wiring6, the sensor wiring 5 and the regulation resistor wiring 6 are disposedin different layers.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. 12, the thin filmtransistor 4 further includes a source electrode 41, a drain electrode42 and a gate electrode 44. The silicon piezoresistive force sensor 3and the active layer 43 are located in the same layer; the sensor wiring5 and gate electrode 44 are located in the same layer; the regulationresistor wiring 6, the source electrode 41 and the drain electrode 42are located in the same layer.

When the silicon piezoresistive force sensor 3 and the active layer 43are located in the same layer, the metal layer closest to the activelayer 43 is the metal layer where the gate electrode 44 is located.Therefore, the sensor wiring 5 is formed simultaneously with the metallayer where the gate electrode 44 is located, the regulation resistorwiring 6 is formed simultaneously with the metal layer where the sourceelectrode 41 and the drain electrode 42 are located.

It should be noted that, the above structure is merely exemplary. It isacceptable as long as the sensor wiring 5 and the regulation resistorwiring 6 are formed by using the metal layer originally provided in thedisplay panel, and the sensor wiring 5 does not interfere with theregulation resistor wiring 6, for example, it is also possible that thesensor wiring 5, the source electrode 41 and the drain electrode 42 arelocated in the same layer, while the regulation resistor wiring 6 andthe gate electrode 44 are located in the same layer.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, when the display panel is aliquid crystal display panel, the display panel includes a plurality ofgate lines 81 and a plurality of data lines 82. The plurality of gatelines 81 and the plurality of data lines 82 intersect with each other todefine a plurality of sub-pixel electrodes distributed in a matrix, eachof the sub-pixel electrodes is correspondingly provided with a thin filmtransistor 4. The source electrode 41 of the thin film transistor 4 isconnected with the corresponding data line 82, the drain electrode 42 ofthe thin film transistor 4 is connected with the corresponding pixelelectrode (not shown), the gate electrode 44 of the thin film transistor4 is connected with the corresponding gate line 81. The liquid crystaldisplay panel includes an array substrate and a color film substratedisposed opposite to each other, and a liquid crystal layer is disposedbetween the array substrate and the color film substrate. The data line82 is used to transmit data signals, and the gate line 81 is used totransmit scan signals. During the operation of the liquid crystaldisplay panel, the thin film transistors 4 corresponding to theplurality of gate lines 81 are sequentially turned on in row units underthe control of the scan signals, meanwhile, the data line 82sequentially transmits the data signal to the corresponding pixelelectrode so that the pixel electrode can be charged, an electric fieldis formed between the pixel electrode and a common electrode to drivethe liquid crystal in the liquid crystal layer to deflect, so as toachieve normal display. The color film substrate includes a grid-likeblack matrix, and a plurality of color resists arranged in an array anddisposed in the opening of the black matrix. The color resists include ared resist, a green resist, and a blue resist. In FIG. 3, it merelyshows a related structure of the liquid crystal display panel, in otherimplementing manners, the display panel may also be other types ofdisplay panel, and the embodiment of the present disclosure does limitedthe type of the display panel.

For example, the display panel is an organic light-emitting displaypanel, the organic light-emitting display panel includes an arraysubstrate including a plurality of pixel circuits, and the organiclight-emitting display panel further includes a plurality of organiclight-emitting diodes (Organic Light-emitting Diode, OLED) disposed onthe array substrate, the anode of each OLED is correspondinglyelectrically connected with the pixel circuit on the array substrate. Asshown in FIG. 13, FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional structural schematic viewof a portion of an organic light-emitting display panel in an embodimentof the present disclosure. Each OLED 7 includes an anode layer 701, alight-emitting layer 702 and a cathode layer 703 disposed sequentially.The pixel circuit includes a thin film transistor 4 including a sourceelectrode 41, a drain electrode 42, a gate electrode 44 and an activelayer 43. The pixel circuit further includes a storage capacitor Cstincluding a first electrode plate C1 and a second electrode plate C2.The gate electrode 44 and the second electrode plate C2 are located in afirst conductive layer, the first electrode plate C1 is located in asecond conductive layer, the source electrode 41 and the drain electrode42 are located in a third conductive layer. The third conductive layer,the second conductive layer, the first conductive layer and the activelayer 43 are sequentially disposed at a side of the anode layer 701 awayfrom the cathode layer 703. The anode layer 701 of the OLED 7 isconnected with the drain electrode 72 of the corresponding thin filmtransistor via a through hole. The plurality of light-emitting diodesincludes a light-emitting diode for emitting red light, a light-emittingdiode for emitting green light, and a light-emitting diode for emittingblue light. In addition, the organic light-emitting display panelfurther includes a packaging layer overlying the plurality of OLEDs. Itshould be noted that, FIG. 13 merely illustrates the storage capacitorCst in the pixel circuit and one thin film transistor 4 directlyconnected with the OLED 7, and the layer structures of other transistorsmay be the same as that of the thin film transistor 4. In addition, therelation of the structure of each layer is not limited to the structureshown in FIG. 13, for example, the first electrode plate C1 and thesecond electrode plate C2 may be formed in other layers as long as itcan form two electrode plates of a capacitor. If the OLED 7 is formed asa top-emitting structure, i.e., the OLED 7 emits light from a side ofthe cathode layer 703 far away from the anode layer 701, then eachelement in the pixel circuit can be disposed under the OLED 7; if theOLED 7 is formed as a bottom-emitting structure, i.e., the OLED 7 emitslight from a side of the anode layer 701 away from the cathode layer703, then each element in the pixel circuit needs to be disposed outsidethe light-emitting area of the OLED 7.

For example, the display panel is a micro light-emitting diode (MicroLight-Emitting Diode, Mic-LED) display panel, the Mic-LED display panelincludes an array substrate including a plurality of pixel circuits, andthe Mic-LED display panel further includes a plurality of Mic-LEDsdisposed on the array substrate. The anode of each Mic-LED iscorrespondingly electrically connected with the pixel circuit on thearray substrate. The plurality of Mic-LEDs includes a Mic-LED foremitting red light, a Mic-LED for emitting green light, and a Mic-LEDfor emitting blue light. Wherein, the Mic-LED can be manufactured on agrowth substrate and subsequently transferred to the array substrate.

As shown in FIG. 14, FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, FIG. 14 is a structuralschematic diagram of a display device in an embodiment of the presentdisclosure. The present disclosure further provides a display device,including: the above-described display panel 100, a control module 200,the control module 200 is configured such that, during zero-settingmode, the voltage value Ua at the voltage regulation end Ua is adjustedwithin the preset range, and the difference Uo of the output voltagesbetween two output ends of the corresponding force sensor 3 is obtained,and when Uo reaches a preset condition, the corresponding Ua is taken asa replacement voltage value Uc, and Uc is taken as the voltage value atthe voltage regulation end Ua after the zero-setting mode.

The control module 200 may be a driving chip, and the driving chip maybe integrated on the display panel 100 or may be disposed at otherpositions of the display device. The voltage regulation end Ua isconnected with the control module 200. The control module 200 is alsoconnected with two output ends of each force sensor 3. The displaydevice has a zero-setting mode, for example, after the display device isused for a period of time, due to the problem during production process,or the problem of abnormal force detection resulting from the heatgeneration during working, at this time, the user can control thedisplay device to enter the zero-setting mode. In the zero-setting mode,the display panel needs to be kept without force applied thereon. First,the voltage value Ua at the voltage regulation end Ua is regulatedwithin a preset range (for example, a range of −5V to 5V), meanwhileobtaining the difference Uo of the output voltages between two outputends of the corresponding force sensor 3, if Uo meets the preset rangeduring the regulation process, the corresponding Ua is taken as thereplacement voltage value Uc. The preset range means Uo is 0 or close to0, when Uo is 0 or close to 0, the bridge of the force sensor 3 can beconsidered to be in a balance state. After the zero-setting mode, Thereplacement voltage value Uc is replaced as the voltage value at thevoltage regulation end Ua, that is, after the zero-setting mode, theforce sensor 3 is compensated to the balance state by regulating thevoltage value at the voltage regulation end Ua. After that, thedetection result can be more accurate when the force detection isconducted.

As for the display device in the present disclosure, a regulationresistor is further provided corresponding to each force sensor. Whenthe display panel is not subjected to a force, if the four bridge armsof the force sensor are in an unbalance state, a voltage can be appliedto the bridge arm via the regulation resistor, so that when the panel isnot subjected to a force, the voltage value at the first output end isequal or close to the voltage value at the second output end, afterregulation by the regulation resistor, it can be considered that thebridge arm of the force sensor is in a balance state. After that, thedetection result can be more accurate when the force detection isconducted, thereby making improvements with respect to the problem ofabnormal force detection.

Optionally, the control module 200 is configured such that, during thezero-setting mode, Ua is respectively adjusted to be a plurality ofpreset values, Uo corresponding to each preset value is obtainedrespectively, in a zero-setting mode, Ua corresponding to the Uo havingthe smallest absolute value is taken as the replacement voltage valueUc, and Uc is taken as the voltage value at the voltage regulation endafter the zero-setting mode.

For example, eleven voltage values at the voltage regulation end Ua arepreset to be −5V, −4V, −3V, −2V, −1V, 0V, 1V, 2V, 3V, 4V and 5V. Duringthe zero-setting mode, the eleven voltage values are respectively takenas the voltage value at the voltage regulation end Ua, meanwhile the Uocorresponding to each preset value is obtained. Among the obtainedeleven Uo, the Uo having the smallest absolute value is 0.41V, which isobtained when Ua=3V, then after the zero-setting mode, the voltage valueat the voltage regulation end Ua is set to be 3V, so that the forcesensor 3 can be compensated to be closer to a balance state, such aregulation manner is relatively simple.

The apparatus embodiments described above are merely illustrative,wherein the units described as separated parts can be or not bephysically separated, and the components shown as units can be or not bephysical units, that is, the components can be located in one place ordistributed in multiple network units. Part or all of the units can beselected to achieve the purposes of the solutions of the embodimentsaccording to actual demands. Person skilled in the art can understandand implement without creative work.

Finally, it should be noted that, the above-described embodiments aremerely for illustrating the present disclosure but not intended toprovide any limitation. Although the present disclosure has beendescribed in detail with reference to the above-described embodiments,it should be understood by those skilled in the art that, it is stillpossible to modify the technical solutions described in the aboveembodiments or to equivalently replace some or all of the technicalfeatures therein, but these modifications or replacements do not causethe essence of corresponding technical solutions to depart from thescope of the present disclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A display panel, comprising: a thin filmtransistor arranged in a display area of the display panel, the thinfilm transistor comprising an active layer; a metal layer; a pluralityof force sensors disposed in a same layer as one of the active layer andthe metal layer, each of the plurality of force sensors comprising afirst bridge arm, a second bridge arm, a third bridge arm, and a fourthbridge arm connected end-to-end in sequence; and a plurality ofregulation resistors, each corresponding to a respective one of theplurality of force sensors, each of the plurality of regulationresistors comprises a first end connected to a voltage regulation endand a second end connected to a regulation bridge arm of the respectiveforce sensor, wherein each regulation bridge arm is any one of the firstbridge arm, the second bridge arm, the third bridge arm, and the fourthbridge arm of the respective force sensor.
 2. The display panelaccording to claim 1, wherein the force sensor and the regulationresistor corresponding to the force sensor are located in a rectangulararea; a length of each edge of the rectangular area is less than 300 μm;and the regulation bridge arm of the force sensor and the regulationresistor corresponding to the force sensor have the same strainsensitivity.
 3. The display panel according to claim 2, wherein thefirst bridge arm and the third bridge arm have a first strainsensitivity A, and the second bridge arm and the fourth bridge arm havea second strain sensitivity B; and a relation between A and B meets oneof following eight conditions: when A>0, then B<0; when A<0, then B>0;when A>0 and B>0, then B>m₁A; when A>0 and B>0, then m₁A>B>m₂A; when A>0and B>0, then B<m₄A; when A<0 and B<0, then B>m₄A; when A<0 and B<0,then m₂A>B>m₁A; when A<0 and B<0, then B<m₁A; wherein m₁, m_(z), m₄ is acoefficient of A, and m₁>m₂>m₄>0.
 4. The display panel according toclaim 2, wherein the force sensor and the regulation resistorcorresponding to the force sensor are disposed in the same layer; theforce sensor and the regulation resistor corresponding to the forcesensor are made of the same material; and the regulation bridge arm ofthe force sensor and the regulation resistor corresponding to the forcesensor have the same ion doping type and concentration.
 5. The displaypanel according to claim 1, wherein a distance between each force sensorand the respective regulation resistor is not less than 6 cm; or a ratioof a strain sensitivity of the respective regulation resistor to astrain sensitivity of the regulation bridge arm of each force sensor isless than 5%.
 6. The display panel according to claim 5, wherein foreach of the plurality of force sensors, the first bridge arm, the secondbridge arm, the third bridge arm and the fourth bridge arm have the samestrain sensitivity.
 7. The display panel according to claim 5, whereinfor each of the plurality of force sensors, the first bridge arm and thethird bridge arm have a first strain sensitivity A, and the secondbridge arm and the fourth bridge arm have a second strain sensitivity B;and a relation between A and B meets one of following four conditions:when A>0 and B>0, then m₂A>B>m₃A, m₂>m₃>m₄>0; when A>0 and B>0, thenm₃A>B>m₄A; when A<0 and B<0, then m₄A>B>m₃A; when A<0 and B<0, thenm₃A>B>m₂A; wherein m_(z), m₃, m₄ is a coefficient of A, andm_(z)>m₃>m₄>0.
 8. The display panel according to claim 5, wherein foreach of the plurality of force sensors, the regulation resistor is madeof semiconductor material without being ion-doped, and the force sensoris made of semiconductor material being ion-doped.
 9. The display panelaccording to claim 5, wherein a distance between each force sensor andthe respective regulation resistor is not less than 6 cm, each forcesensor and the respective regulation resistor are made of metalmaterial.
 10. The display panel according to claim 5, wherein for eachof the plurality of force sensors, the regulation resistor is made ofsemiconductor material without being ion-doped, and the force sensor ismade of metal material.
 11. The display panel according to claim 1,wherein each of the plurality of force sensors is a Wheatstone bridgeforce sensor, the Wheatstone bridge force sensor comprises a first inputend, a second input end, a first output end and a second output end; afirst resistor is connected in series between the first input end andthe first output end, a second resistor is connected in series betweenthe first output end and the second input end, a third resistor isconnected in series between the second input end and the second outputend, a fourth resistor is connected in series between the second outputend and the first input end; and the first resistor, the secondresistor, the third resistor, and the fourth resistor are respectivelythe first bridge arm, the second bridge arm, the third bridge arm, andthe fourth bridge arm.
 12. The display panel according to claim 1,wherein each of the plurality of force sensors is a siliconpiezoresistive force sensor.
 13. The display panel according to claim12, wherein for each of the plurality of force sensors, an edge of thesilicon piezoresistive force sensor is connected with the second end ofthe regulation resistor corresponding to the force sensor.
 14. Thedisplay panel of claim 13, further comprising: a sensor wiring connectedwith the silicon piezoresistive force sensor; and a regulation resistorwiring connected with the first end of the regulation resistor; whereinthe sensor wiring and the regulation resistor wiring are disposed indifferent layers.
 15. The display panel according to claim 14, whereinthe thin film transistor further comprises a source electrode, a drainelectrode and a gate electrode; the silicon piezoresistive force sensorand the active layer are disposed in a same layer; the sensor wiring andthe gate electrode are disposed in a same layer; and the regulationresistor wiring, the source electrode and the drain electrode aredisposed in a same layer.
 16. A display device, comprising a displaypanel and a control module, wherein the display panel comprises: a thinfilm transistor arranged in a display area of the display panel, thethin film transistor comprising an active layer; a metal layer; aplurality of force sensors disposed in a same layer as one of the activelayer and the metal layer, each of the plurality of force sensorscomprising a first bridge arm, a second bridge arm, a third bridge arm,and a fourth bridge arm connected end-to-end in sequence; and aplurality of regulation resistors, each corresponding to a respectiveone of the plurality of force sensors, each of the plurality ofregulation resistors comprises a first end connected to a voltageregulation end and a second end connected to a regulation bridge arm ofthe respective force sensor, wherein each regulation bridge arm is anyone of the first bridge arm, the second bridge arm, the third bridgearm, and the fourth bridge arm of the respective force sensor, thecontrol module is configured to, during a zero-setting mode, adjust avoltage value Ua at the voltage regulation end within a preset range,and acquire an output voltage difference Uo between two output ends ofthe force sensor; when Uo reaches a preset condition, the zero-settingmode terminates, take Ua at this moment as a replacement voltage valueUc, and take Uc as the voltage value at the voltage regulation end. 17.The display device according to claim 16, wherein the control module isfurther configured to, during the zero-setting mode, respectively adjustUa to be a plurality of preset values, and respectively acquire Uocorresponding to each preset value, take a Ua corresponding to a Uohaving the smallest absolute value as the replacement voltage value Uc,and take Uc as a voltage value at the voltage regulation end after thezero-setting mode terminates.